Adjustable marker.



E. CARDELL.

ADJUSTABLE MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED 11119.19, 1913.

E OARDELL ADJUSTABLE MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJQ, 1913. 1,1 1 1,21 2, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

Inventor,

r 1 Attorneys,

a l ppl ication filedAugust 13,1913. sei'ial lq o.785,573.

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To' all whom it may concern Be it known that I ELL of Ohio, have invented a newend useful Adjustable Marker, of which the following 1s a specification.

The present inventionappertains to measuring and marking devices, and aims primarily to provide" aQnovel ,marking, and measuring appliance having diverscapabili- V -t1es,g a a ,i a Itis the object ofthe present invention to provide a simple ahdinexpens'ivedevice of thelnature indicated, which shall. be. adjustable in character, :so as to be applicable to ;,a table, bench, countenchair or other article 'e'ted or securing member Fig.6 is a longitudinal section of one of the slides. Fig. 6 illustrates theclamping plate of furnitureorobjectpand including adj ust-e able markers, wherebythe device may be em ployed by a seamstr g i o hanging her Own garments. l I

of a construction hereinafter; described and claimed,lit being understood that changes in theprecise ,embodiment }of' the invention herein disclosed can be-made ithin the scope of what L is claimedawithout departingfrom the s'pirit, of the inventien; V y The invention hasbeen illustrated in its' preferred embodimentin thel'accompanying d w ng, er in a F gure 1 s aperspective View of the *lIlT- 1 proved device, as employed by; seamstress in 'hanging' her own garment.. enlarged perspect ve of .the'clamp. Fig. 3 1s I asectional detail of theclamp. Fig. 4c is a perspective viewof one of the slides, the several parts thereoii, being separated, and the rivbeing removed.

of the clamp, a planand sectional view thereof being shownj Fig. 7 is a perspective of the device as employed for layingputlafgal"?I- ment. "Fig'i 8 is aside elevationof'a modi fied form of the device; Fig. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the clamp employed in the modification. Fig. 10is a sim ilar viewof one of the slides employed in the modification i Amos'rAsLE MARKER. f e

Specificationof Letters .Patent. Patentd I claim, a} an zen-0t the United States,residingat Cin cinnati, in the county of Hamiltonand State at its tip.

brace the measuring stick.

3 In carrying out theipresent inventionpf se ses, 1e14 reference being hadin' detail to the drawing, 1

there is provided a measuring stick or bar 1-,

of any suitable proportions and provided?" with suitable graduations,

2, this olamp. embodying an apertured block The block or slide-3 carriesa set screwl r01: frlctlonally engaging the ,measurmg suck to.

p The measuring st ck orflbar 1 maybe supported in a'nwupright or other posltionybyvmeans ofa clamp or slide 3, which embraces the stick or ba-r.'-,

maintain it at any suitable, adjustment, and thebl-ocl: 3 is also equipped ,with a pair of horizontallyvert1cally;;spaced arms 5 pro jecti'ng toone side. -,A jain or clamping screw 6- is threadedly carried by the extreinity ofthe lower arm 5, and preferably carries a sw veled clamping-plate or disk? I A. pair of slides 8 are employed in connec-flv tion withthe measuring stick, it being nec-. ;essary to describe only one ofthese elements V in detail. j;Each of the slides embodies a pair of barsor strips Qofsheet vmetal or other resilient stock, which aresecuredetogether at 7 their intermediate portionsby -means of a rivet or other securing member 10. 1 f The bars y 9, are off set away irom each other at one are provided with the openings 12 and em- The end portions end, as at 11, and'the off set end portions 11 J der. that they may bind upon or frictionally v engage the measuring stick, to normallylock "the slide, in positlon.

By pressing the end portions 11 together slightly,flthe slide may iaend is provided at its side edges-with the be readilyslid along the measuring stick, ala though if the end portions 11 are parallel, the slide may be slid against its friction only, The bars 9" are superposed, and the other end,

nit-the lower bar is oif set downwardly, asat upstanding flanges oryvings 1 1, while the otherend porti'onof thel upper bar is bent into a compound curve; so ,as to provide a yieldably tongue 15, the free end of which stands between theouter ends of the flanges which bears against the chalk. The chalk or markingelement holders 6f the slides proj ect in a directionopposite the dlrection in which the arms 5 of the clamp project.

' In using the device for hanging garments,

the slides 8 are disposed on the end portions -of the measuring stickl, While the clamp 2 counter, chair or otherv article of furniture is disposed on the central portion of the. measuring stick, between the two slides. hanging a dresser other Wrap, the clamp 2 is conveniently, attached to a" table, bench,

' or obj ect, soas to holdthe measuring stick 1 I man upright positiom the arms being engaged' over the edge of the object, and the jam screw Gheing-tightened to maintain I the cl'a'mpinposition. Themeasuring stick l rests on the floor-or surface, and'is held in A position by tightening the clamp 2.} The upper slide 8 isthen adjusted to thehip line of the person who is hanging her garment,

while the lower slide 8 is adjusted to indicatethedistance of the lower edge orfhe'm of theskirt from the floor; The operatorstands adjoining the measuring stick 1, withj her hip bearing lightly against the upper piece 0f=chalk"16 or marking element, and by turning slowly and '-''carefully, aline 1S e tendingaround theihip Will bemarkedon (the skirt or other garment 19. Then, by re moving the device from the table or other object 17-, this being accomplished by detaching uthe clamp 2 therefrom, the device maybe-employed for finally layingoutthe skirt or-= other garment. To accomplish this, the-skirt is laidout upon a table or-other surface, as 'seenin Fig. 7, and'one marking -element"is-made to follow the line 18, While the other marking element marks theline along the lower edge of the skirt, to indicate the lengthof the skirt. has been-applied, the skirt may be conven- -iently finished Without encountering any difii culties. 1 I

Although the device is especially adapted to assist aseamstress in laying out'and hang ing her own garments-itmay be employed ing and marking linear distances. In use, 'thefmeasurmg stlck is preferably slightly 3 mg: formieasuringand marking carpets, mat

for diversother purposes. As an adjustable marker-{the present device will be found useful for decorators in measuring and marking borders, Wall paper, and *the like. The. device may also be employed for stencil-i and ilrstoresrvill be found convenient tings, et cete'ra. I In fact, the device mayloe employed 1n various capaclties 'fon'me'asur- After'the line 20 over a yard .in-length, tofpermit ofthe adjustment of the markingmembersto orheyond a yardapart In Pg. 8 modified form'oii the device is illustrated. This modified. form includes the ;measuring stick 1, the clamp 2" and the marking element 8'. Theclamp 2' may be stamped from sheet metal, ormay heother- Wise formed, and embodiesaxC-shaped mem ber 5 having the fiangeS at its intermeclamp is to'be applied. The lip l is flexible or resilient, in order that themeasuring a stick 1 may be tightly received between the member 5 'andthe hp 4. Each of the slides 8 embodies a sheet metal member-9". having the resilient flanges 11 at its side edges,and h I havingonsbent'angularly as at 13 the side edgesyof the angular end 13 having the lips 14;"? bent back upwardly 'to-providea chalk receptaclei It is evident that the stick tweenthe' yieldableflanges 11'. p

From the foregoing, taken in-connection with the drawing, itvvillihe seen that the modified form may beemployed in the same manner as the-preferredqform,so thatthej uses of the modified form need notbe-de scribed at length, or the advantagesthereof reiterated1"- p a .1 1

What'isclaimed is A marking device including an a measuring" stick,i a clamp embracing the measuring-stickand fhav ng means to frictionally engage-the s'a'nie,-*the clamp havinga pairof horizontal vertically-spaced arms projecting to one side to straddle the edge of a table -0r-tother support, 1 clampingmeans carried by one-iot thesaid arms, and adjust able} slides having means embracing and'friction'ally' engaging-"the mea'suring stick, the

the aforesaid arms project and adaptedto receive marking elements, the clamp being 'd1sposed betWeen'theshdesL*5 1 'slides'havingholding portionsfprojecting in a direction opposite to the-direction in which I In testimony that, I claim the foregding 1 Copies of this patent may be olotainedffor as my own have hereto 'arfi crmy signa-' ture in the presence of two'z'witnejsses. "l

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